Jef Scherens

Personal information

Full name

Joseph Scherens

Nickname

Poeske

Born

17 February 1909
Belgium

Died

9 August 1986 (aged 77)

Team information

Discipline

Track

Role

Rider

Rider type

Sprint

Medal record

Competitor for Belgium
Track cycling
World Championships
Gold	1932 Rome	Sprint
Gold	1933 Paris	Sprint
Gold	1934 Leipzig	Sprint
Gold	1935 Brussels	Sprint
Gold	1936 Zürich	Sprint
Gold	1937 Copenhagen	Sprint
Gold	1947 Paris	Sprint
Silver	1938 Amsterdam	Sprint
Bronze	1931 Copenhagen	Sprint

Infobox last updated on
23 May 2008

Joseph "Jef" Scherens (17 February 1909–9 August 1986) was a Belgian professional track cyclist, specialising in sprint where he won seven World Championships. Scherens was born in Werchter and died in Leuven. The Grote Prijs Jef Scherens, which is held in Leuven, is named in his honour.

Palmarès

1929: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint, Independent
1930: 3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1931: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 3rd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
1932: 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint; 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Rome
1933: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
1934: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Leipzig
1935: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Brussels
1936: 2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint; 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Zürich
1937: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
1938: 2nd, Copenhagen, Sprint; 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 2nd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Amsterdam
1939: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1940: 2nd, Brussels Six Days; 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1941: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 2nd, Schaarbeek
1942: 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint; 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1943: 2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint; 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1944: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1945: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1946: 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint; 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1947: 1st, National Track Championships, Sprint; 1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
1949: 2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1950: 3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint

External links

Jef Scherens profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Scherens, Jef
Alternative names	Scherens, Joseph
Short description	Track cyclist
Date of birth	1909-02-17
Place of birth	Werchter, Belgium
Date of death	1986-08-09
Place of death	Leuven, Belgium